that will be a big one because it's hard to know what you do unless you have a carbon tax or cap and trade and those are nonstarters and one-half of the legislative branch, at least. i think, george, it's my job in life to be a wet blanket. [ laughter ] let me just focus on ronald reagan as i was quite fond was inordinately fond of a statement by thomas payne we have the power to begin the world over and the least conservative sentiment anyone ever uttered but reagan was very fond of it and along comes the 44th president who says, our future is limitless. anyone who has been paying attention to american politics for the last two years knows it's all about grinding and inexorable imposing limits we're up against, promises we made we can't keep, taxes that are insufficient for our appetites, et cetera. limit, limit, limit. now i guess the job of president is to ignore this but they ignore at their peril because when jack kennedy said we will go anywhere, bear any price, bear any burden, et cetera, et cetera, we wound up in vietnam. it was a kind of incontinent optimism but is dangerous